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Tue 8 Mar 2011

Laneway Housing – A Cautionary Tale

Posted by DRA Webmaster under Announcements, Laneway Housing
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The residents of the 4600 Block West 11th Avenue, where a number of Laneway Homes are being constructed, will be giving a Powerpoint presentation on their experience.

Whether you are in favour of or against this new form of housing, the presentation will be extremely informative and will outline the implications for neighbours who may be concerned about the impact on their property.

 

Room 208, Dunbar Community Centre, 4747 Dunbar Street
7:30pm Thursday, March 17th, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thu 24 Jun 2010

A Dunbar Opinion :: Laneway Housing

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Dear Neighbour,

Please find attached an article I just wrote regarding the negative impact of Laneway Housing in the City of Vancouver.  I am hoping to attract the attention of the media since many residents are very concerned that City Hall has essentially rezoned all single-family neighbourhoods to allow up to 4 families to reside on a single family lot. This has been surprisingly enacted without a  pilot project, adequate consultation, sufficient impact studies or fully informing residents of the implications. I believe that most residents in Vancouver are unaware of how they may be personally affected. To date, almost 100 such Building Permit Applications have been approved in a very short period of time and Laneway Housing is currently being built throughout the City of Vancouver.

The Impact of Laneway Housing

Sincerely

Peter Selnar

PS www.laneway.weebly.com is now live and it is a great start as a vehicle for discussion and opposition to the LWH Initiative.

The preceding is the opinion of the author only and should not be taken to reflect the views of the Dunbar Residents’ Association. The DRA reserves the right to publish or refuse to publish on this website the opinions of neighbourhood residents and does so in order to further constructive and thoughtful debate on issues of neighbourhood interest.

Any discussion on any Dunbar Opinion, should be done through the DRA’s Neighbours Mailing List which can be subscribed via http://dunbar-vancouver.org/neighbours-mailing-list.

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Thu 7 May 2009

Public Forum on Laneway Housing – May 13

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PUBLIC FORUM ON LANEWAY HOUSING
Wednesday, May 13, 7 – 9 pm
Dunbar Community Centre, Dunbar Room

The Ins and Outs of Laneway Housing will be explored in this Town Hall meeting sponsored by the Dunbar Residents’ Association.

Forum Moderator

  • Jon Ellis, former Vancouver city planner

Debate

  • Jonathan Baker, lawyer and former Vancouver city councillor

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  • Bob Ransford, urban designer and Vancouver Sun columnist

Panel Discussion

  • Following the debate, a panel of experts will discuss the issues and answer questions.

Bring your questions and comments and learn more about the proposed zoning changes that will be considered by City Council this summer.

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